Indian doctors are ‘not welcome for long-haul’

By Lloyd Mudiwa The Medical Council has said the registration of doctors, who qualify outside Europe, is governed by the Medical Practitioners Act 2007. Through its registration processes, the Council ensures compliance, Kingram House stated. Some Irish consultants have claimed that there was a perception that while it was “okay” for Indian doctors to provide essential services in a time of doctors’ shortage, they were unwelcome for the “long haul” due to their country of origin. “It is okay for them to provide essential services in a time of crisis, but [ it is] not okay to allow them to…